Joan Tewkesbury
Writing
Born: 1936-04-08 · Redlands, California, USA
Biography
Joan Tewkesbury (born April 8, 1936) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, playwright, author, producer, choreographer and actress. She had a long association with the celebrated director Robert Altman, writing the screenplays for Thieves Like Us (1974), and Nashville (1975), widely regarded as "Altman's masterpiece", and which earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. She has directed numerous hours of episodic television, including for Disney, HBO, C
🎬 Movies (26)
Breakdown: 1975
2025
Self
Way Out on a Limb
2016
Self
Way Out on a Limb
2016
The Making of 'Nashville'
2013
Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
Self
Altman on His Own Terms
2000
Self
Scattering Dad
1998
Teleplay
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
1996
Self
On Promised Land
1994
Director
The Player
1992
Joan Tewkesbury
Strangers
1992
Director
Wild Texas Wind
1991
Director
Sudie and Simpson
1990
Director
Cold Sassy Tree
1989
Director
Calling the Shots
1988
Self
A Night in Heaven
1983
Writer
The Acorn People
1981
Director
The Tenth Month
1979
Teleplay
Old Boyfriends
1979
Director
Nashville
1975
Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
Thieves Like Us
1974
Lady in Train Station
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
Townsperson
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
Peter Pan
1960
Ostrich
Peter Pan
1956
Ostrich
Peter Pan
1955
Ostrich
